a little freehand

Well been fiddling with this one for a friend of my wife. He didn't want to put too much in it, so I got some Grade 2 blocks from Vermont Freehand. Overall grain was cool, but had some pitting around the shank and bowl facing the shank. Something happened when I drilled the shank and the hole got a little out of round. That made fitting the stem a real pain. I made the fit a little tight to compensate for that and the pitting that appears to run inside slightly. The pipe, I was told, isn't going to be smoked. I thought about just starting over but needed it done by Christmas. As always thanks fer looking.